All 4 Uses
conjure
in
Sula
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- Sula acknowledged none of their attempts at counter-conjure or their gossip and seemed to need the services of nobody.†
Chpt 1939 *conjure = summon into action or bring into existence
- But as her experiences multiplied she realized that not only was it not wicked, it was not necessary for her to conjure up the idea of wickedness in order to participate fully.†
Chpt 1939
- She was an evil conjure woman, blessed with seven adoring children whose joy it was to bring her the plants, hair, underclothing, fingernail parings, white hens, blood, camphor, pictures, kerosene and footstep dust that she needed, as well as to order Van Van, High John the Conqueror, Little John to Chew, Devil's Shoe String, Chinese Wash, Mustard Seed and the Nine Herbs from Cincinnati.†
Chpt 1939
- The messier his house got, the lonelier he felt, and it was harder and harder to conjure up sergeants, and orderlies, and invading armies; harder and harder to hear the gunfire and keep the platoon marching in time.†
Chpt 1941
Definitions:
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(1)
(conjure) summon into action or bring into existence -- often as if by magic
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)